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Hermes do Summerwind(code name, you would get to name the foal if you decide to reserve it.) Due February 2013 in Arizona.
The product of Azenha de Maripa, imported MM mare and Ximoio de Maripa, still in Brasil. (click on their names to see their pages) This will be Ximoio’s first foal in the U.S.! The Marchador world will be watching this one – around the world.
This will be our sport horse Marchador foal in the true tradition of Agro Maripa! Ground covering marcha batida! Add the bonus of the most beautiful features in the head and neck. Almost pure Abaiba bloodlines, this foal will be the one that people will stop to watch. Before it is born, I am predicting it may be the most beautiful Marchador in America.
We believe there is no better way to create your next life partner than to raise it from birth. The bonding, training and fun are priceless! We specialize in genetics and proven producers.
Reserve Hermes for $15,000 or reserve the foal in condominium with SW Future Foal for $10,000. We are interested in future foals or breeding rights in exchange for the reduction in price. We offer payment plans too – we are interested in great, forever homes who want to be part of Marchador history!
Photos and Videos are of the parents, but here is what we expect from the pairing:
This is truly a breed without frontiers! Please open the articles to see the fabulous scenery of the ride! 240 km in 7 days from Germany to Italy! Is this a ride you would like to be on?
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Marcelo and Sophia Baptista are the owners and breeders of Agro Maripa. They are great riders, adventurers and more like scientists in their research to produce a great Marchador sport horse. They have been breeding Marchadors for over 30 years in Brasil. These two stallions, Patek and Urano are both sons of Oma de Maripa, whose frozen semen we have here in the U.S.
From the article:
“One more time we set ourselves in another adventure with our horses Patek and Urano de Maripa. This time we crossed the Alps with our friends Astrid oberniedermayr and Dieter Mader, both riding Ourofino El Far, another Marchador stallion. Since the horses are based in Morlenbach, Germany, taking part in the ABCCMM’s Vitrine of the Mangalarga Marchador Project, and due to the exceptional performance of Patek’s and Urano’s on the Santiago Way ride in Spain (May 2011), we have decided to test them again.
We left Lechbruck, Bavaria, South of Germany, on a rainy and cold, (9 C) morning, May 13th, 2012. Seven days and 240km later we arrived in Castel Iuval, Northern Italy, where we ended our trip. We rode through Oberammergau, Lermoos, Imst, Lafairs, Reschen, Laas.
Once more our horses bet themselves proving ail their resilience, courage, docility, providing us with great pleasure during the whole trip. They have not only improved our repertoire but also enriched our genetics knowledge.” – Sophia Baptista, Agro Maripa
Attached is the pdf file with PICTURES!!! Thank you Astrid Oberniedermayr for sharing! It is great news for us here!
Click on this to view! working equitation
Both Patek and Urano are sons of OMA DE MARIPA, one of the Maripa stallions whose semen we have to offer here.
Their results are so promising for the Marchador breed! Both Brasil and here in the U.S., there is growing interest to move into Working Equitation events. Here in the U.S., I have been approached by several individuals inviting the breed into events.
In case, the link does not work for you, here is the text without the photos. For those of you who do not know Astrid, she is the Chairman of the European MM Association, the EAMM.
From August 30 until August 31, 2012, we participated with the vitrine Marchador stallions Ourofino ElFar, Patek de Maripá and Urano de Maripá in the three disciplines of the Working Equitation competition at the Lengelshof in Ratingen.
The disciplines for each horse are
1. Dressage
2. Trail (Prova)
3. Cattle Work (Team Penning)
In the dressage contest, the horses had to be good on the rider‘s aids and react lightly and immediately. No open mouths, no hesitations and a correct position of the head all the time. They had to show a canter directly coming from walk (no trot or marcha inbetween), stop out of marcha, do lateral work etc. The harmony of the movements and between rider and horse was very important.
Most of the horses participating in these contests have been Lusitanos and PREs. This was the first time that Mangalarga Marchadores have been shown in this riding scene in Europe. They all did very well and
Patek de Maripá even won the dressage contest!
In the trail the horses had to manage the following obstacles:
1. cantering a figure 8 around two barrels with a flying lead change
2. riding into an „L“ and ringing a bell and stepping backwards out of the „L“ (horse may not touch the bars on the ground)
3. open and close a gate, rider‘s hand has to remain on the gatet
4. slalom through poles with lead changes
5. crossing a bridge (canter bridge, walk on the bridge, canter to next obstacle. NO trot or marcha allowed
6. jumping (aprox. 2 feet)
In the third discipline – the cattle work or team penning – the judges point out one little bull from the herd (10 – 15 calves). Then the rider/horse team has to separate the bull out of the herd and lead him to a paddock on the other side of the arena. After the rider/horse team passes the middle of the hall he has three helpers. The bull has to be brought to the paddock within 90 seconds. After 90 sec. without success you will be disqualified. Our times were 21 sec. with Ourofino, 52 sec. with Patek and 63 sec. with Urano. It is also some kind of good luck if you get a “wild” or cooperate bull. Some of the small bulls were very fast and making hooks like a rabbit. But the stallions paid excellent attention!
As Ourofino, Patek and Urano did so well many of the participants asked us to be their helpers during their contest. They said “I want the Mangalargas in my team!” That was a big compliment!
Most of the participating horses were Lusitanos and PREs (Andalusians)
At the end with the average of all points out of the three disciplines the Mangalarga Marchadors had the following ranking:
Many people were asking us about the breed ot Mangalarga Marchador. Even the judges wanted to know more about the Marchadors! The horses did a great job. It was the first time that they saw some of the obstacles, it was the first time doing cattle work (at least in Germany) and they didn‘t hesitate or leave us alone one single second. We were very proud of the stallions and what they did again for the promotion of the breed.
We will continue …..
Astrid and Dieter
2012 — Three stallions! Three great choices!
We’ve met our goal! We wanted to create a frozen semen bank of superior Mangalarga Marchador stallions from Brasil. We felt that this would be good for the genetic diversity of the Marchador breed here in North America and also could help us to keep or improve our breed quality. Many of these superior stallions would never have been sold, but we can get access to their semen through modern reproductive technology!
If you have never used frozen semen, please contact us to learn more. We’d be happy to help you find a breeding vet in your area and see if your mare is a good candidate for using frozen semen. Success rates are often just as high as any AI using cooled semen.
Here is our offering! Frozen semen only.
SW Future Foal offers a 10% discount to all SW Future Foal customers and also to any MM breeder.
SW Future Foal will continue to add stallions to the semen bank whenever possible. Please check back to see if more stallions are available.
